Music Production and Creative Sound Engineering

Program Overview

Overview

The BA/BSc (Hons) Creative Industries FuturesMCCI Creative Industries Futures program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the creative industries and their role within them. The program focuses on cutting-edge approaches to music production, taking inspiration from innovative digital production techniques and processes developed within electronic music.

Modules & Skills Units

The program includes a range of modules and skills units, including:

• Level 4:
  • Preparing for Collaborative Work
  • The impact and influence of music: from creator to consumer
  • Music, society, and Culture: Perspectives and Debates
  • Engaging in Collaborative Work
  • DAW Composition & Arrangement
  • Sound Recording Techniques
  • Sound Design 1: Synthesis & Sampling
  • Music & the Creative Industries
  • Music, Media and Technology
• Level 5:
  • Specialist Collaborative Work
  • Specialist Route Skills
  • Professional Collaborative Work
  • Professional Route Skills
  • Sound Design 2: Instrument Design
  • Musical Directing and Studio Craft
  • Creative Mixing
  • Acoustics
  • Audio-Visual Composition
  • Live Sound Engineering
  • DJ & Remixing
  • Ensemble Recording
• Level 6:
  • Leadership and CPD
  • Critical Review
  • Leading Professional Collaborative Project
  • Independent Portfolio
  • Performance and Technology
  • Arrangement and Orchestration
  • Mastering
  • Interactive Sound
  • Mixing for Screen & Broadcast
  • Sound Design 3: Max/MSP and Jitter
  • Mix with the Experts
  • Immersive Audio
  • Navigating the Industry
• Level 7:
  • Professional Practice Frameworks
  • Applied Research (Focus and Impact on Creative Industries Futures)
  • Ideas into Action
  • Making Connections and Building a Community

Course Details

• Award: BA/BSc (Hons) Creative Industries FuturesMCCI Creative Industries Futures
• Awarding Body: Middlesex University
• Modes of Study: Full-time, Accelerated, Blended, Integrated
• Campus Delivery: Birmingham, Guildford, London, Remote
• Duration: 2 Year accelerated delivery, 3 Year accelerated delivery including Foundation Year, 3 Year traditional delivery
• FHEQ Credits: Degree 360, Integrated Masters 540
• UCAS Institution Code: A48

Entry Requirements

• 2 Year Degree:
  • 2 A-Levels (or equivalent Level 3 qualification), possessing a minimum of 104 UCAS points
  • Grade C/4 GCSE (or equivalent qualification) in English
  • IELTS level 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent qualification for non-UK citizens
• Foundation Level 0:
  • Grade C/4 in English GCSE
  • IELTS level 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent qualification for non-UK citizens

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Interview Guide

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Student Success

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Electronic Music Production (EMP)

• The Electronic Music Production and Creative Sound Design (EMP) specialism focuses on cutting-edge approaches to music production, taking inspiration from innovative digital production techniques and processes developed within electronic music.

Music Production and Creative Sound Engineering (CMP)

• The Music Production and Creative Sound Engineering (CMP) specialism is for the aspiring studio producer who works with artists and bands to reach their creative potential.

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